Chapter 16 The Edge of the Abyss

Words ceased, killing intent rose.

An earth-shattering battle was about to erupt on the edge of the cliff.

However, at that moment…

"Hmm?" Meng Jingchan's expression changed as he heard two system notifications in succession.

"What's wrong?" Xian Ye Wei Wang keenly noticed the change in Meng Jingchan's expression.

"Well... it's nothing." Meng Jingchan replied honestly, "It's just that two of my teammates died within two seconds just now."

"Oh?" Xian Ye Wei Wang continued, "For someone who has lost two teammates… your reaction is rather subdued."

"It doesn't matter…" Meng Jingchan still seemed very calm, "Anyway, I'm still alive." He paused, "And even if I die, it won't affect the overall situation."

Xian Ye Wei Wang instantly understood the hidden meaning in his words and snorted coldly, "Hmph… it seems… you have great confidence in yourself and the remaining member of your team."

"Heh…" Meng Jingchan smiled, "Don't judge me by my current appearance. Back when I first entered the gaming world… taking on multiple opponents single-handedly and achieving pentakills were commonplace for me." As he spoke, he moved his neck from side to side, as if he was taking the time to warm up, "As for the other member of our team… you've probably already guessed, right? That's right, it's 'Tun Tian Gui Xiao'."

He stopped there, because Gui Xiao's strength didn't need any explanation from him… the ID [Tun Tian Gui Xiao] itself said everything.

"Hmm…" Xian Ye Wei Wang was silent for a few seconds after hearing this, then recited, "Your confidence… while unpleasant, is understandable." His tone was neither humble nor arrogant, his expression numb and cold, "To remain calm and composed in the face of obvious disadvantage… this kind of mentality and aura… can only be possessed by someone or a team who has experienced countless battles and emerged victorious in all of them."

At this point, his tone changed, "However… it is often teams like this that collapse after being defeated once." Xian Ye Wei Wang sneered, "You must know… that the mental fortress built with painstaking effort, once it collapses… the damage caused is unimaginable." He paused for half a second, then continued, "At that time, those unfamiliar emotions buried deep in the heart will emerge one by one… and be amplified infinitely."

"Are you talking about the 'collapse of beliefs' and the 'doubt of one's own strength'?" Meng Jingchan replied with a smile.

Brother Chan had obviously hit the mark, so Xian Ye Wei Wang was stunned.

"Heh… sorry, even if we lose, we won't have those emotions." Meng Jingchan shrugged, "Because we've already been through that process…"

He was telling the truth… within the Order Studio, there was a special "collapse training", and its content was—to have an internal practice match with Tun Tian Gui Xiao.

"Our 'mental fortress' is already built on 'ruins', even if it is pushed down again, it can be quickly rebuilt." Meng Jingchan continued, "Of course… if you can really defeat us, it wouldn't be a bad thing. The things you can learn from failure are often more than what you can learn from victory. But… it depends on whether you have the ability."

"Hmph… good." Xian Ye Wei Wang snorted coldly, "As expected of Meng Jingchan, your mental defenses are impeccable." As he spoke, he raised one hand, and a fierce greatsword appeared in his hand, "I wanted to use the death of your teammates to create psychological cues and put pressure on you, but now it seems… I underestimated you."

"Hehe… so that was the intention…" Meng Jingchan smiled indifferently, "Forgive me for saying this… but you guys with poker faces and monotonous tones are really not suitable for playing these kinds of 'mind games'." As he spoke, he seemed to recall something, and his smile deepened, "Wait until you can passionately shout out lines like 'I'm going to be the Pirate King!' before trying it."

"I appreciate your advice…" Xian Ye Wei Wang replied in a solemn tone, "I will remember it."

Before the words faded, the blade had already fallen.

The heavy greatsword in Xian Ye Wei Wang's hand slashed out a clean blade of light with amazing speed.

In an instant, an entire piece of the cliff beneath Meng Jingchan was severed by the sword and slid downwards…

Seeing this dangerous situation, Brother Chan was still calm. He lightly tapped his feet and leaped forward, easily crossing over Xian Ye Wei Wang's head.

"It's easy to go up… but it's hard to go down." The next second, Xian Ye Wei Wang's cold words sounded again, and his cold blade… also suddenly rose high.

In an instant, the blade rose, and the blade surged, a move [Yi Dao Dang Yue] (One Blade Sweeps the Mountain) soared into the air, forcing its way towards Meng Jingchan.

Xian Ye Wei Wang was right… in a battle between experts, it is most taboo to float rashly into the air. Because when a person is in mid-air, there is nowhere to borrow strength from. Once they jump up, they cannot accelerate or change direction midway. In this way… it is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity and inflict a fatal, unavoidable blow.

However… the above theory is not "absolute".

Experts like Meng Jingchan have long surpassed the scope that "common sense" and "knowledge" can assess. When fighting him, many conventional theories are not very applicable…

"Hehe… who said I was planning to come down?" Brother Chan said, and with another kick, he leaped again.

And this "step" of his was actually stepped on the invisible "blade surge" released by the other party.

"Hmm?" Seeing this scene, Xian Ye Wei Wang was filled with surprise and doubt. It was the first time he had seen such a method, "He can actually step on the released destructive energy… and move by borrowing strength…"

To make an analogy, Meng Jingchan's current behavior is like "walking on the flames spewed out by a flamethrower" or "bouncing on a laser beam". Even in the game world, this is unlikely to be possible, unless… he possesses the ability to make physical contact with pure energy whose nature is "destruction".

"My friend, I roughly understand your tactics, but… you're doing it wrong." Meng Jingchan, who had flown to an even higher altitude, quickly continued, "Let me demonstrate… the correct way."

As soon as these words came out, Xian Ye Wei Wang already felt uneasy. In that split second, he almost instinctively began to run in the opposite direction of the cliff, but… it was too late.

"First, the part you cut off is too small, the space and distance should be as large as possible." Meng Jingchan said in the air while waving his sword.

The sword energy that swept out was as fast as a startled swan, capable of breaking mountains and rivers, and in an instant, it cut a rift in the land below.

If the volume of the cliff that Xian Ye Wei Wang had cut off just now was equivalent to a swimming pool, then at this time, Meng Jingchan had cut off a football field with one sword. Even when viewed from a great distance… one could feel that the edge of this land had been unloaded.

"Tch… I've been tricked." Xian Ye Wei Wang knew… that if he didn't move, he would slide down the abyss with this piece of land, but if he did move… there was only one way forward—a "great leap".

Since things had come to this, he had no choice but to be prepared to respond and braced himself to leap towards the land.

"Secondly, the best time to intercept the enemy is when they haven't reached the space above their landing point." Meng Jingchan said his second sentence when he had appeared at the edge of the land that had been cut off, guarding the other party's leaping route.

In this way… even if Xian Ye Wei Wang withstood the next attack, he would likely be knocked back, and he would still fall to his death.

"Will I let you succeed!" Xian Ye Wei Wang shouted in a low voice, and in the air, he performed another move, "Yatotsushiki. Torakawari!" (Fang Thrust Three Form. Tiger Pierce!)

Leaving aside the drug factor, as the captain of the Corpse Swords First Team, Xian Ye Wei Wang's own strength was not to be underestimated. He had roughly guessed what was about to happen before him when he jumped up, so when he took "that step", he was already prepared to attack.

"The third point, and also the most important point." At this time, Meng Jingchan said the third sentence, which was also the last sentence he said in this contest, "The attack must be heavy enough… so that a victory can be decided."

In that instant, Brother Chan's eyes changed abruptly, his sword intent erupted, and the S-level skill [Jian Fu Kuang Ge] (Sword Rhapsody) suddenly appeared!